So I picked up on this article that Slashdot was running that had a link to a proof of concept video from a few Apple developers working on the iCall project. Needless to say I’m a bit interested because I’ve always wondered why it has been such a problem for mobile providers, such as Verizon or Sprint, to incorporate such technologies into their phones. I mean, for the majority of us, we use our phones in our homes for a significant portion of the time, or for those who don’t have a home phone, mobile phones have become a home phone replacement. But when we use the phones in our homes or at our work places, we run the risk of poor reception due to all the layers of physical infrastructure that stand between us and the closest cellular tower. From my own experiences, mobile calls into my office which is in the heart of Downtown Chicago, are absolutely the WORST and I’m using a Blackberry 8830 on Verizon, so I guess the network got stopped at security downstairs! Needless to say if I had an option to transfer the call that came through my mobile from mobile to wireless, that would be infinitely better in terms of QoS and in terms of cost savings.

So check this out, and see for yourself. If ever there was a real reason for me to switch my mobile carriers, this may very well be it!